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"Monsanto's Dominance Draws Antitrust Inquiry"

"For plants designed in a lab a little more than a decade ago, they've come a long way: Today, the vast majority of the nation's two primary crops grow from seeds genetically altered according to Monsanto company patents.

Ninety-three percent of soybeans. Eighty percent of corn. ...

But for farmers .... prices of the Monsanto-patented seeds have steadily increased, roughly doubling during the past decade....